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River Bourne, Wiltshire
The River Bourne is a river in the English county of Wiltshire, a tributary of the River Avon (Hampshire), Salisbury Avon. It flows in a generally southerly direction for about . In its upper reaches the river is a Winterbourne (stream), winterbourne, often dry in summer. The Bourne's source is at the eastern end of the Vale of Pewsey, just south of the village of Burbage, Wiltshire, Burbage. The river cuts through the chalk escarpment at Collingbourne Kingston, to flow south across Salisbury Plain through the town of Tidworth and the village of Shipton Bellinger. As it continues south the river passes the Bourne Valley villages: Cholderton, Newton Tony, Allington, Salisbury, Allington, Boscombe, Wiltshire, Boscombe, Idmiston, Porton, Gomeldon, Winterbourne Gunner, Winterbourne Dauntsey, Winterbourne Earls and Hurdcott. After passing Ford, Salisbury, Ford and Laverstock, the Bourne joins the Avon in the eastern outskirts of Salisbury. See also *List of rivers of England Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterbourne Gunner
Winterbourne Gunner is a village in Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Salisbury. The village is near the River Bourne, Wiltshire, River Bourne and the A338 road and is close to Winterbourne Dauntsey. It is part of the Civil parishes in England, civil parish of Winterbourne, Wiltshire, Winterbourne, formed in 1934 by amalgamating the three ancient parishes of Winterbourne Earls, Dauntsey and Gunner. Toponymy and archaeology The place-name 'Winterbourne Gunner' is first attested in 1275 in the ''Rotuli hundredorum'', where it appears as ''Winterburn Gonnore''. The name means 'winter river (i.e. one dry in summer) belonging to Gunnora de la Mare', who held the manor in 1250, according to the ''Book of Fees'' in the The National Archives (United Kingdom), National Archives. ''Gunnora'' is a Norman woman's name of Old Scandinavian origin, as in Old Norse ''Gunnvor'' or ''Gunnor''. Winterbourne Gunner has considerable archaeological interest. In 1960 workmen digging a pipelin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton Tony
Newton Tony (formerly Newton Toney) is a rural English village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, close to the border with Hampshire. Situated in the Bourne Valley, Newton Tony is about north-east of its post town, Salisbury. Wilbury House, a Grade I listed 17th-century mansion, stands in parkland in the north of the parish. History The Port Way Roman road crossed the parish to the south-east. A settlement was recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as ''Newentone'', on seven carucates (ploughlands) of land held by Alfred of Marlborough. By 1257, the manor was held by Roger de Tony (or Tosny), hence the suffix Tony; the last of that line to inherit was Alice de Toeni (c.1284–c.1325), later Countess of Warwick. The manor house, no longer standing, was in the north of the village; from the later 17th century it was the home of the Fiennes family. From 1710 it was superseded by Wilbury House, about north-east of the village. A church had been built by the 12th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of England
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction, i.e. the first tributary listed is closest to the sea, and tributaries of tributaries are treated similarly. Thus, in the first catchment below, the River Sark is the lowermost tributary of the Border Esk and the Hether Burn is the lowermost tributary of the River Lyne. The main stem (or principal) river of a catchment is labelled as (MS), left-bank tributaries are indicated by (L), right-bank tributaries by (R). Note that in general usage, the 'left (or right) bank of a river' refers to the left (or right) hand bank, as seen when looking downstream. Where a named river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laverstock
Laverstock is a village and civil parish on the north-east and east outskirts of Salisbury in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. The parish is shaped like a figure 7 and incorporates Ford hamlet, the eastern half of the former manor of Milford, the area near the ancient settlement of Old Sarum, and part of the Hampton Park district on the edge of Salisbury. Laverstock, the parish's main settlement, lies on the east bank of the River Bourne and is approximately east of Salisbury city centre, due south of Swindon and west-southwest of London. History Flint mines and signs of barrows have been discovered on Burrough's Hill, indicating settlement back to Neolithic time. There is also evidence of settlement during the Iron and Bronze Age. A Roman cemetery and settlement has been found on Cocky's Hill. Laverstock has two entries in the Domesday Book which indicate the settlement was then owned by Wilton Abbey with some parts owned by officers of the king. Milford Mill Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurdcott
Winterbourne is a civil parish in south east Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Salisbury. The parish encompasses the contiguous villages of Winterbourne Dauntsey, Winterbourne Earls and Winterbourne Gunner, together with the hamlet of Hurdcott south of Winterbourne Earls (not to be confused with Hurdcott Manor near Baverstock). The Port Way Roman road passes the villages on higher ground, on its route towards Old Sarum. The settlements are in the Bourne valley which also carries the A338 road and the West of England Main Line railway. Winterbourne was an earlier name for the river, which becomes dry in summer. The parish has one Grade I listed building: the 12th-century St Mary's church at Winterbourne Gunner. Local government The civil parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions. The parish was created in 1934 by amalgamating the three ancient parishes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterbourne Earls
Winterbourne Earls is a village in Wiltshire, England. The village is in the Bourne valley on the A338 road, about northeast of Salisbury. The village adjoins Winterbourne Dauntsey. It is part of the civil parish of Winterbourne, formed in 1934 by amalgamating the three ancient parishes of Winterbourne Earls, Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Gunner. History Domesday Book in 1086 recorded a settlement with 28 households at ''Wintreburne'', on land held by Edward of Salisbury. The name "Earls" came from the Earls of Salisbury who were lords of the manor in the thirteenth century. Since then, the manor has only changed hands twice: in 1551 it was leased to the Nicholas family by its owners, the Bishops of Salisbury, then in 1799 the Fort family took the lease and later bought the manor, retaining it until the mid-twentieth century. Churches A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1843 at Hurdcott, immediately to the south of Winterbourne Earls. The chapel closed in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterbourne Dauntsey
Winterbourne Dauntsey is a village in Wiltshire, England, in the Bourne valley on the A338 road about northeast of Salisbury. The village adjoins Winterbourne Earls and Winterbourne Gunner. It is part of the civil parish of Winterbourne, formed in 1934 by amalgamating the three ancient parishes. The name ''Winterbourne'' comes from the River Bourne, which flows through all three villages in winter and tends to dry up in summer, while ''Dauntsey'' comes from Roger Danteseye, who was the lord of the manor in 1242. Churches A Methodist chapel was built in the late 18th century, and continues in use as Bourne Valley Methodist Church. The local Church of England parish church is St Michael and All Angels at Winterbourne Earls, built following the 1867 demolition of St Edward's (consecrated in 1326) at Winterbourne Dauntsey. Notable buildings The Manor House, constructed around 1720 on the main road through the village, is built of Flemish bonded brick with a tiled roof. It has t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomeldon
Gomeldon is a small village in the valley of the River Bourne in Wiltshire, England, in the civil parish of Idmiston. It lies about north-east of Salisbury, between Winterbourne Gunner and Porton, and as of 2012 its population was estimated at about 200. There is a primary school and, although there is no station, the main railway line to London passes through the village. Gomeldon was a village in medieval times. Ten buildings on the ancient village site south-west of the school, between the modern village and the river, were excavated in the 1960s, and a report published by Salisbury Museum. The site of the deserted village An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages have been deserted for a variety of causes. Abandonment of villages is often related to epidemic, f ... is designated as a scheduled monument. In 1821 the population was 20, and in 1831 there were 48 inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porton
Porton is a village in the Bourne valley, Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Salisbury. It is the largest settlement in Idmiston civil parish. The village gives its name to the nearby Porton Down military science park, which is home to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and related businesses. Religious sites The Baptist faith flourished in this part of Wiltshire in the 17th century, then declined in the 18th. A chapel was built to the south of Porton village in 1865 and enlarged in 1922, 1972 and 2006; as of 2015 it is still open. The Anglican Church of St Nicholas was built in 1877 to designs by J.L. Pearson, replacing a building from the 16th century or earlier. Built in flint with brick dressings under a tiled roof, the church has a nave with a south porch and bellcote, and a chancel with a vestry. The octagonal font is from the 14th or 15th century, and there is stained glass by Clayton and Bell. St Nicholas became the parish church in 1977, when the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idmiston
Idmiston is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about southeast of Amesbury and northeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the villages of Porton and Gomeldon; all three villages are on the River Bourne and are linked by the A338 road. Porton Down military science park is in the parish, separated from Idmiston by a railway line. It is home to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and related businesses. History The Port Way, a Roman road towards Sorviodunum (Old Sarum), followed the Bourne valley and passed close to the present settlements. The Domesday survey in 1086 recorded 15 households at ''Eunestetone'' (Idmiston), on land held by Glastonbury Abbey; and eight at ''Poertone'' or ''Portone'', on land held by Edward of Salisbury and Wulfric the hunter. Idmiston Manor is a house from c. 1600 with 17th-century interior features and an arched gateway from the same period; both house and gateway are Grade II* listed. The Old Rectory, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boscombe, Wiltshire
Boscombe is a small village in the civil parish of Allington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about southeast of Amesbury on the banks of the River Bourne, on the A338 road which follows the Bourne on its way from Salisbury to Tidworth and beyond. Until it was added to Allington parish in 1934, Boscombe was a separate civil parish, its land stretching both northwest and southeast onto the downs above the river. History Domesday Book in 1086 recorded two estates with altogether 19 households: one (later called East Boscombe) held by the nobleman William of Eu and the other (West Boscombe) by Amesbury Abbey. According to John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'', in 1872 the Basingstoke and Salisbury railway line ran through Boscombe, and there was a post office, almshouses and a Norman church. The population at that time was 143. By 1894 the population had fallen to 113 and the church was in poor condition. The manor house at East Boscombe, known as Bos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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